Biography

John Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as OZ REIMAGINED, THE MAD SCIENTIST'S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION, EPIC: LEGENDS OF FANTASY, OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE, ARMORED, UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS, BRAVE NEW WORLDS, WASTELANDS, THE LIVING DEAD, THE LIVING DEAD 2, BY BLOOD WE LIVE, FEDERATIONS, THE IMPROBABLE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, and THE WAY OF THE WIZARD.

He has been called "the reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble, and he is a six-time finalist for the Hugo Award and a five-time finalist for the World Fantasy Award.

He is also the editor and publisher of LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE, and is a producer for WIRED's THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY podcast.

Forthcoming anthologies include ROBOT UPRISINGS (Vintage, April 2014), DEAD MAN'S HAND (Titan Books, May 2014), THE END IS NIGH (March 2014), HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! (July 2014), THE END IS NOW (September 2014), THE END HAS COME (March 2015), and WASTELANDS 2 (Titan Books, 2015).